Aussies silent on Cluxton absence

THE AUSTRALIAN camp were careful not to make too much of Ireland captain Stephen Cluxton’s absence from yesterday’s pre-test press conference.

Along with manager Anthony Tohill, vice-skipper Ciaran McKeever appeared at the event while coach Rodney Eade and captain Brad Green attended for the Australians.

In the promotional photographs for this morning’s game, Armagh’sMcKeever posed with Green and the Cormac McAnallen Trophy. Asked if he felt Cluxton’s absence was unusual, Green said: “No, not really. Any press conferences you do sometimes you have different players turn up so no, not really.”